Big time favorite: watching herself I video

Few other things make her angrier than not being allowed to use my iPhone to watch movies of herself.

Tower knocker

Elsa likes crashing towers. This disappoints her brother who works hard on stacking them. They also enjoy playing keep away of sorts when their dad builds tower and they compete to knock it.

January park weather

On Monday the kids got to park play twice. It was wonderful for Elsa, who loves playgrounds and being silly outside.

New words

Elsa knows as many words as Daniel, I bet, but she loves to pantomime, use sound effects, and play games to make you talk FOR her.

She said more new this week, including:
More
Barn
Umbrella
Bath
Swimsuit


She also asked me to get in bath with her wearing swimsuits tonight. I said okay. It was fun and she was in heaven.

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"Dan made dinner for the kids tonight. #fundad #luckykid"

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"Elsa's first hairbow!"

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Screaming Fits

This month Elsa showed us some moodiness. She started having opinions that disagreed with whatever parent was telling her to do something. She stomps her feet, jumps, howls Nooooooo!!! Or Doooooone! Done! Usually these responses are from when we attempt to give her milk not in a bottle, but a sip cup, or if she doesn't believe it's actually time for bed. She has a temper on her! Her face is red and she jumps up and down. It's hilarious to see, and it is hard to keep a straight face and calmly acknowledge her frustration and repeat directions.

House for Sale

Elsa points out the Os and colors on the for sale sign in our yard.

Play Kitchen

Elsa places in her kitchen set daily, usually with a set of plastic eggs she cracks into a pot to use on the stove top.

She offers food to me to eat, as well as to her dolls and stuffed animals.

Camera Posing

Elsa really likes taking iPhone photos. Especially with her mama

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"DHH making sure the FOR SALE sign is secure in front of our house. "

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"Together train play. #frequentfights #ownershipdisputes "

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Family Photos - December 2012

These photos are from early December, when Elsa was 20 months old.  She was very happy to wear her glittery shoes, but less excited about the precious Christmas dress.  She was also not so interested in posing for photos, and wasn't impressed by the photographer's jokes.  She had no interest in sitting with her brother to get photos, either.  She was very interested in carrying many chairs through the studio and particularly liked the wicker chair.  Anyway, here are the photos!